MISCELLANEOUS. 



THE FARM CANNING FACTORY. 



(Miss Annie Hoffarth, Bendavis, Mo.) 



The canning machine has made it possible for the farmer to 

 supply his table with vegetables in winter as well as summer. More 

 than that, it has made it possible for him to save and market the 

 surplus vegetables and fruit at a profit. 



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The process of canning is simple and readily learned by any 

 person of average intelligence, and the machinery is neither com- 

 plicated nor expensive. I purchased my first canning machine in 

 1903. It was the first one I ever saw, and I knew nothing about 

 the process of canning by this method. By studying and following 

 the plain, simple instructions that accompanied the canning ma- 

 chine, I soon had string beans, corn and tomatoes canned. 



Six months elapsed before any of this canned goods was open- 

 ed, and it was found to have kept perfectly. Those who ate my 

 canned goods pronounced them far superior to any canning factory 

 products. The reason of this superior quality was due to the fact 



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